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La Rochelle

Flight time: 1 hour 30 mins*

Avg. temperatures: 6 to 20°C

Currency: Euro (‎€)

Time: GMT +1 hour

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Bienvenue to La Rochelle, the pretty port town on France’s mid-west coast. Hugging the Bay of Biscay, breeze through the terminal at Southampton airport and you’re in one of France’s best kept secrets. A place the French go to holiday to, take time to explore the city’s ancient streets then go and rest a while on the beaches of the west coast. La vie est belle in La Rochelle.

Feast on seafood near the Vieux Port, see the towers, take off to the islands by boat or car - life is as laid back as it comes in La Rochelle and its surrounds.

Head inland and you’re practically in Cognac country, go further south to France’s most famous wineries or take a trip closer to home to the lovely Ile d’Oléron for bicycles, beaches, oysters and fine surfing.

Getting there

Flybe takes off from Southampton airport and flies to La Rochelle in about one hour and twenty minutes. Just 2.5km northwest of the centre, it’s easy to get to when you want to make the most of a car-free weekend away.

Things to see and do

With its lovely cream stone edifices, the area around the old port is where most people head. A bustling and charming place to wander, find a spot and treat yourself to a heaving plate of Fruits de Mer and watch the world go by.